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The adverse childhood experiences of adults regarding the transition from foster care to child and youth care centres
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
In South Africa family foster care is the first option of alternative care for children removed
from their biological parents, adoptive parents or guardians, due to neglect, abuse or
abandonment. Similar to international ...
Clinical and Counselling Psychology Student Attitudes and Receptiveness towards Evidence-Based Practice
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
Evidence-based practice (EBP) has been internationally recognised as the gold standard for the provision of safe and compassionate health care, and entails integrating clinical expertise with the best available research ...
Evaluating the special sexual offences courts in Cape Town and Wynberg through professional perspectives
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
This is an evaluative research study which was undertaken to establish whether the legal
reforms, through the establishment of the Special Sexual Offences Courts, have been
effective in reducing secondary traumatisation. ...
Guidelines for sustainable women co-operatives
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
The number of women joining the formal waged labour market has been visibly increasing since the 1950s to become half of the employees in the developed economies (McAdam & Marlow, 2010; OECD, 2003). Women entrepreneurship ...
Perceptions, experiences and challenges of parents whose children are removed through a statutory process
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
The 2009 Save the Children, United Kingdom report indicated that eight million children worldwide find themselves in alternative placement. In terms of the statutory process, alternative placement of a child is when a child ...
An analysis of livelihood of landfill waste pickers in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
Due to high levels of unemployment many people in South Africa have sought work in the informal sector of the country's economy. The activities of landfill waste pickers therefore came about because of this. Landfill waste ...
The challenges experienced by traumatic brain injury survivors with regard to family reintegration post-hospitalisation
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
Recovery from traumatic brain injury (TBI) can be a lengthy and challenging process for survivors, their families, and health and welfare services. Globally, South Africa has the second-highest prevalence of TBI that is ...
Exploring resilience in South African adults exposed to childhood domestic violence (dv)
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Despite an individual's demographic makeup, domestic violence (DV) is one of the most
widespread problems in the globe. Children in South Africa (SA) are frequently exposed to
domestic violence (DV), which leaves them ...
The development and validation of a child in conflict with the law risk assessment scale for probation officers in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
During the planning phase of this project, the researcher intended to conduct a countrywide
South African study, as reflected in the title. However, the researcher experienced difficulty
with obtaining permission to ...
Development of practice guidelines to assist social workers to improve anti-oppressive practices and to facilitate social justice in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
The researcher conducted a qualitative modified four step intervention research using the Design, and Development model. Human rights and Social Justice are central to the study, which advocates for the advancement of ...